By Iain Maloney When we read Japanese history it’s easy to forget that the revolutionary changes that washed through the...
Japanese literature
By Nicolas Gatting “I got lost all the time,” says writer Min Jin Lee with a charming laugh, sitting in...
By Mie Sakamoto A recently released English translation of a Japanese book about 321 junior high school students killed by...
By Mie Sakamoto A recently released English translation of a Japanese book about 321 junior high school students killed by...
By Nicolas Gattig “I thought if there was a way to walk across the ocean (back) to Japan, I would...
By Choe Sang-Hun SEOUL, South Korea — A professor whose book about Japan’s World War II-era military brothels angered Korean...
By Damian Flanagan In June 1948, novelist Osamu Dazai committed suicide. The 38-year-old, who had just completed his masterpiece, “No...
By Daisuke Kikuchi The 156th Akutagawa Prize was awarded to 50-year-old author Sumito Yamashita for his book “Shinsekai (New World),”...
By Eugene Thacker In Japanese literature, there is a type of horror story that centers on an individual’s obsession with...
By Louise George Kittaka In her brief life, Japanese poet Misuzu Kaneko (1903-1930) produced a body of work with themes...
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